Study Abroad

Overseas Clinical Experience

Interns who practice at the Wongu Health Center have the unique opportunity to travel and study abroad. Oriental Medicine originated in Asian countries and there is no better place to learn than where it first began! Wongu University, in partnership with Wongu Student Association, has been taking students on annual trips to East Asia where they can observe and practice the culture and what they have learned in class. Each trip is important to deepen their understanding of Oriental Medicine and offers credit for clinical training.

São Tomé Island, Africa 2024

In August 2024, Dr. Lee, joined by a team of Japanese and Korean acupuncturists, traveled to Africa to provide medical support. Both acupuncture and Chinese medicine are well-established and respected in many African communities. Throughout their stay, the team treated nearly 400 individuals, offering acupuncture and herbal medicine at a local Chinese clinic. This initiative helped address a variety of health concerns, promoting wellness and strengthening the integration of traditional healing practices in the region.

Cambodia 2023

Our medical mission to Cambodia from November 20 to 26, 2023, in collaboration with a dedicated Japanese medical team, was focused on bringing much-needed healthcare services to underserved communities. We provided free acupuncture treatments and herbal medicine, offering a holistic approach to healing that respects both traditional and modern practices. By sharing our knowledge and resources, we aim to alleviate pain, improve overall well-being, and promote health education among the local population. This mission was not only addresses immediate medical needs but also fosters long-term health and wellness within the community, building trust and compassion through the power of international collaboration and cultural exchange.

Special acknowledgement to KPC herbs for donating granule formulas, to Sun Ten and Ocean Providence for their generous monetary donations to make this trip possible, and to WSA for donating the Ja Woon Go balms.

Cambodia 2022

After a long hiatus due to COVID-19, clinic externship returned with a week long visit to Koh Chreng, Cambodia from November 16 – 24. The Wongu party met up with a Japanese medical missionary group and complemented their Western medicine treatments with Traditional Chinese Medicine for the local population. You can view a video overview of the trip on Wongu’s Youtube channel: tinyurl.com/Wongu-Cambodia-trip. Special acknowledgement to KPC herbs for donating granule formulas, to Sun Ten and Ocean Providence for their generous monetary donations to make this trip possible, and to Wongu Student Associations for donating the Ja Woon Go balms!

: Wongu President, Dr. Lee, manipulating needles on a patient.

: Group photo of the participants of the medical missionary trip.

: Wongu intern, Vicki, providing acupuncture to a patient.

Thailand 2019

Clinical training abroad in Thailand was a 2-week internship at Mae Fah Luang University in the Chiang Rai Province, which graciously hosted Wongu University students and faculty. Ranked as the 6th Green University in Thailand, Mae Fah Luang is located in a beautiful hilly area conducive to learning and is well known for its high-quality teaching, research and service to their community. The interns broadened their education with visits to cultural and historical sites in different cities, herb gardens, tea plantations, temples and an elephant sanctuary.

: Students pose in front of a statue of a powerful being from Thai mythology at the Bangkok airport upon arrival.

: Students preparing prescriptions for patients at the University Herb Lab at Mae Fah Luang University, in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

: This was taken in front of a community clinic, located in Chiang Rai, off-site of Mae Fah Luang’s campus. The students had the chance to diagnose patients, with the help of translators.

China 2018

The China internship abroad was conducted from September 14 – 28, 2018 at the LongHua Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine located in Shanghai, China. LongHua Hospital is one of the earliest traditional Chinese medicine clinical centers in China and is widely recognized for its expertise in TCM.

: Wongu students discuss treatment options with the staff of LongHua Hospital.

: The students visited a Dragon Well tea farm in Hangzhou. They explored the farm and sampled the famous Dragon Well tea.

International Partnership

Wongu is working in partnership with HJ Magnolia International Medical Center. HJ Magnolia International Medical Center is a “global medical institute that provides care and relaxation through holistic medicine,” and currently, are running fifteen departments, including internal medicine, general surgery, family medicine, rehabilitation medicine, psychiatry, obstetrics & gynecology, anesthesiology, radiology, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology, neurology, emergency medicine, dentistry, and two departments of Traditional Korean medicine.

More information here:http://eng.hjmmc.or.kr/